Snowplow attachment



April 21, 1925.

H. E. EBERT SNOWPLOW ATTACHMENT Filed April 14 1924 4 F'JV Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

UNITED STAT-ES HUGO n. EBERT, or MERTON, Wisconsin.

SNOWPLOW ATTACHMENT.

Application filed April 14, 1924. Serial No. 706,512.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HUGO E. FEBERT, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Merton, in the county of Vaukesha and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snowplow Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact do scription thereof.

This invention relates to snow plow attachments.

Objects of this invention are to provide a snow plow attachment which is adapted to be quickly applied to any of thestandard types of automobiles, which is so constructed that it will accommodate itself to the roadway, which is adapted to remove the snow from in front of the automobile and discharge it on opposite sides thereof, and which is adapted to cut a relatively sharp line on each side of the removed snow.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the attachment with parts broken away showing it applied to an automobile.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of ture shown in Figure 1. I

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

The attachment comprises a pair of brackets 1 which are preferably formed in two portions, as shown,'and are adapted to be clamped to the front axle 2 of an automobile. These brackets are relatively sturdy members and are provided withspaced ears 3. Forwardly extending arms 4 are pivotally mounted between the ears and preferably joined by across brace 5. These arms, as may be seen, particularly from Figure 2, are preferably of T-shaped construction provided with an upper reinforcing flange and the 'strucwith a lower web. The forward portions of the arms are rounded, as indicated at 6 in Figure 2, so as to provideshoe like port-ions adapted to slide upon the roadway.

A pair of sheet metal wings are carried by these arms and each comprise a bottom portion 7 which slantsupwardly and outwardly. These wings are provided with upturned inner or central portions 8 between which a reinforcing member 9 is secured as by means of bolts 10. This reinforcing member 9 is shaped to fit the curved adjacent portions of the wings, as shown in Figure 3, and is preferably provided with a thickened lower portion 11 adjacent such wings to provide ample reinforcing for such 7 wings. The rear. portion 12 of the wings extend up- \vardly, gradually curving from the bottom portion 7 and diverging outwardly and rearwardly, as shown in Figure 1. They are provided with forwardly rolled or turned upper portions 13 to prevent the snow from flowing over the top of such rear portions.

It has been found that when snow is re moved from a roadway that it crumbles adjacent its edges and falls back into the out. To avoid this, the outer ends of the bottoms 7 are each provided with an'upturned cut ting flange 14, which is thickest at its forward portion, and tapers downwardly towards its rear portion, gradually merging into the bottom, as clearly seen from Figure 2. These upstanding flanges out a sharp line on opposite sides and thus prevent the snow from being torn forcibly from adjacent portions thereof, a'nd consequently prevent crumbling and rolling of the snow back into the cut. I

In operation, it will be seen that the snow is scooped up by the bottom portions and is divided into two separate streams which flow laterally and rearwardly. These streams do not flow over the topof the rear portions but are guided laterally away from the out. It is to be particularl noted that before any snow is actually removed that the upstanding flanges 14 cut a sharp edge on opposite sides and thus make a cleancut through the snow.v

It will be seen that asnow plow attach ment has been provided which may be mostreadily constructed in a simple and sturdy manner, and which may be cheaply manufactured.

It is further to benoted that this attachment may be most readily applied to existing types-of automobiles without requiring any alteration in the structure of'the automobile. .r

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, it is to be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

A snow plow attachment for an automobile comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe clamped to the front axle of such automobile, a pair of supporting arms pivotally carried by said brackets and extending for- Wardly and downwardly and terminating in rounded'shoe like ends a pair of Wings secured to said arms and having; upturned central portions, said upturned central p01= tions being gradually turned in opposite directions, a reinforcing member shaped to said upturned portions and bolted therehetween, said reinforcing member having a Wedge like cross section with eonoaved "faces aeourately fitting the CUE'VGd portion of said Wings, said'wings having upturned and laterally extending rear portions With forwardly turned upper ends and having upwardly and outwardly slanting hottom portions, said bottom portions terminating at their outer edges in an upturned marginal flange deepest at its for ard portion, and gradually merging into the bottom portion of said wings towards its rear end.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set: my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee'and State of Wisconsin.

HUGO E. EBERT. 

